If the Supreme Court rejects Apple’s appeal, Apple’s liability finding would be considered final under a 2014 settlement with 33 states and a consumer class, triggering $400 million in consumer rebates.

By granting the Devault-Graves Agengcy’s request to transfer the case rather than dismiss it outright on the jurisdictional issue, the judge essentially saved the publisher the pain and expense of starting their case again from scratch in another court. Still, the case likely faces an uphill battle in New Hampshire.